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Liturgical Ordo for 2008

 
January 2008 - Liturgical Calendar
 
Day Date Celebration Rank
Tuesday 1 Mary, Mother of God (Octave of Christmas) solemnity
Wednesday 2 St Basil the Great and St Gregory Nazianzen,bishops, doctors of the Church memorial
Thursday 3 Weekday of Christmas or Most Holy Name of Jesus
Friday 4 Weekday of Christmas
Saturday 5 Weekday of Christmas
Sunday 6 The Epiphany of the Lord solemnity
Monday 7 Weekday after Epiphany or St Raymond of Penyafort, priest
Tuesday 8 Weekday after Epiphany
Wednesday 9 Weekday after Epiphany
Thursday 10 Weekday after Epiphany
Friday 11 Weekday after Epiphany
Saturday 12 Weekday after Epiphany or St Aelred of Rievaulx, religious (in England)
Sunday 13 Baptism of the Lord feast Week I
Monday 14 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Tuesday 15 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Wednesday 16 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 17 St Anthony, abbot memorial
Friday 18 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Saturday 19 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Wulstan, bishop (in England)
Sunday 20 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Week II
Monday 21 St Agnes, virgin, martyr memorial
Tuesday 22 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Vincent, deacon, martyr
Wednesday 23 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 24 St Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor of the Church memorial
Friday 25 The Conversion of St Paul, apostle feast
Saturday 26 Ss Timothy and Titus, bishops memorial
Sunday 27 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Week III
Monday 28 St Thomas Aquinas, priest, doctor of the Church memorial
Tuesday 29 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Wednesday 30 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 31 St John Bosco, priest
 
February 2008 - Liturgical Calendar
 
Day Date Celebration Rank
Friday 1 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Saturday 2 The Presentation of the Lord feast
Sunday 3 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Week IV
Monday 4 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Tuesday 5 St Agatha, virgin, martyr memorial
Wednesday 6 Ash Wednesday
Thursday 7 Weekday of Lent
Friday 8 Weekday of Lent or St Jerome Emiliani; St Josephine Bakhita, virgin
Saturday 9 Weekday of Lent or St Teilo, bishop (in Wales)
Sunday 10 1st Sunday of Lent Week I
Monday 11 Weekday of Lent or Our Lady of Lourdes
Tuesday 12 Weekday of Lent
Wednesday 13 Weekday of Lent
Thursday 14 Ss Cyril, monk,and Methodius, bishop, feast (in Europe)
Friday 15 Weekday of Lent
Saturday 16 Weekday of Lent
Sunday 17 2nd Sunday of Lent Week II
Monday 18 Weekday of Lent
Tuesday 19 Weekday of Lent
Wednesday 20 Weekday of Lent
Thursday 21 Weekday of Lent or St Peter Damian, bishop, doctor of the Church
Friday 22 The Chair of St Peter, apostle feast
Saturday 23 St Polycarp, bishop, martyr memorial
Sunday 24 3rd Sunday of Lent Week III
Monday 25 Weekday of Lent
Tuesday 26 Weekday of Lent
Wednesday 27 Weekday of Lent
Thursday 28 Weekday of Lent
Friday 29 Weekday of Lent
 
March 2008 - Liturgical Calendar
 

Day Date Celebration Rank
Saturday 1 St David, bishop, Patron of Wales solemnity (in Wales); feast (in England)
Sunday 2 4th Sunday of Lent Week IV
Monday 3 Weekday of Lent
Tuesday 4 Weekday of Lent, St Casimir
Wednesday 5 Weekday of Lent
Thursday 6 Weekday of Lent
Friday 7 Ss Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs memorial
Saturday 8 Weekday of Lent, St John of God, religious
Sunday 9 5th Sunday of Lent Week I
Monday 10 Weekday of Lent
Tuesday 11 Weekday of Lent
Wednesday 12 Weekday of Lent
Thursday 13 Weekday of Lent
Friday 14 Weekday of Lent
Saturday 15 St Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary solemnity
Sunday 16 6th Sunday of Lent Week II
Monday 17 Monday of Holy Week
Tuesday 18 Tuesday of Holy Week
Wednesday 19 Wednesday of Holy Week
Thursday 20 Holy Thursday
Friday 21 Good Friday
Saturday 22 Holy Saturday
Sunday 23 Easter Sunday
Monday 24 Easter Monday
Tuesday 25 Easter Tuesday
Wednesday 26 Easter Wednesday
Thursday 27 Easter Thursday
Friday 28 Easter Friday
Saturday 29 Easter Saturday
Sunday 30 2nd Sunday of Easter Week II
Monday 31 The Annunciation of the Lord solemnity
 
April 2008 - Liturgical Calendar
 
Day Date Celebration Rank
Tuesday 1 Weekday of Easter
Wednesday 2 Weekday of Easter,
St Francis of Paola, hermit
Thursday 3 Weekday of Easter
Friday 4 Weekday of Easter, St Isidore, bishop, doctor of the Church
Saturday 5 Weekday of Easter, St Vincent Ferrer, priest
Sunday 6 3rd Sunday of Easter Week III
Monday 7 St John Baptist de la Salle, priest memorial
Tuesday 8 Weekday of Easter
Wednesday 9 Weekday of Easter
Thursday 10 Weekday of Easter
Friday 11 St Stanislaus, bishop, martyr memorial
Saturday 12 Weekday of Easter
Sunday 13 4th Sunday of Easter Week IV
Monday 14 Weekday of Easter
Tuesday 15 Weekday of Easter
Wednesday 16 Weekday of Easter
Thursday 17 Weekday of Easter
Friday 18 Weekday of Easter
Saturday 19 Weekday of Easter
Sunday 20 5th Sunday of Easter Week I
Monday 21 Weekday of Easter or St Anselm, bishop, doctor of the Church
Tuesday 22 Weekday of Easter
Wednesday 23 St George, martyr, Patron of England; (Weekday of Easter or St Adalbert, bishop, martyr - in Wales) Solemnity (in England); optional memorial (in Wales)
Thursday 24 Weekday of Easter or St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest, martyr; (St Adalbert, bishop, martyr - in England)
Friday 25 St Mark, evangelist feast
Saturday 26 Weekday of Easter
Sunday 27 6th Sunday of Easter Week II
Monday 28 Weekday of Easter or St Peter Chanel, priest, martyr; St Louis Marie de Montfort, priest
Tuesday 29 St Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor of the Church, patron of Europe feast (in Europe)
Wednesday 30 Weekday of Easter or St Pius V, pope, religious
 
May 2008 - Liturgical Calendar
 

Day Date Celebration Rank
Thursday 1 Weekday of Easter or St Joseph the Worker
Friday 2 St Athanasius, bishop, doctor of the Church memorial
Saturday 3 Ss Philip and James, apostles feast
Sunday 4 The Ascension of the Lord solemnity
Monday 5 Weekday of Easter (7) or St Asaph, bishop (in Wales) Week III
Tuesday 6 Weekday of Easter
Wednesday 7 Weekday of Easter
Thursday 8 Weekday of Easter
Friday 9 Weekday of Easter
Saturday 10 Weekday of Easter
Sunday 11 Pentecost solemnity
Monday 12 Weekday of Ordinary Time (week 6) or Ss Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs; St Pancras, martyr week II
Tuesday 13 Weekday of Ordinary Time or Our Lady of Fatima
Wednesday 14 St Matthias, apostle feast
Thursday 15 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 16 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Saturday 17 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Sunday 18 The Holy Trinity solemnity
Week III
Monday 19 Weekday of Ordinary Time (7) or St Dunstan, bishop (in England)
Tuesday 20 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Bernardine of Siena, priest, religious, missionary
Wednesday 21 Weekday of Ordinary Time or Ss Christopher of Magallanes and his companions, martyrs, priest,
Thursday 22 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Rita of Cascia, religious
Friday 23 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Saturday 24 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Sunday 25 The Body and Blood of the Lord solemnity
Week IV
Monday 26 St Philip Neri, priest (week 8) memorial
Tuesday 27 (Weekday of Ordinary Time in Wales or) St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop memorial
(in England)
Wednesday 28 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 29 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 30 Sacred Heart of Jesus solemnity
Saturday 31 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary feast
 
June 2008 - Liturgical Calendar
 

Day Date Celebration Rank
Sunday 1 9th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week I
Monday 2 Weekday of Ordinary Time or Ss Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs
Tuesday 3 Ss Charles Lwanga and his Companions, martyrs memorial
Wednesday 4 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 5 St Boniface, bishop, martyr memorial
Friday 6 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Norbert, bishop
Saturday 7 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Sunday 8 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week II
Monday 9 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Ephrem of Syria, deacon, doctor of the Church; St Columba, abbot (in England)
Tuesday 10 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Wednesday 11 St Barnabas, apostle memorial
Thursday 12 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 13 St Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor of the Church memorial
Saturday 14 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Sunday 15 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week III
Monday 16 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Richard of Chichester, bishop (in England)
Tuesday 17 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Wednesday 18 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 19 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Romuald, abbot
Friday 20 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Alban, martyr (in England) or Ss Alban, Julius and Aaron, protomartyrs (in Wales)
Saturday 21 St Aloysius Gonzaga, religious memorial
Sunday 22 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Week IV
Monday 23 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Ethelreda (Audrey), abbess (in England)
Tuesday 24 The Birth of John the Baptist solemnity
Wednesday 25 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 26 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 27 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Cyril of Alexandria, bishop, doctor of the Church
Saturday 28 St Irenaeus, bishop, martyr memorial
Sunday 29 Ss Peter and Paul, apostles solemnity
Monday 30 Weekday of Ordinary Time (13) or The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome Week I
 
July 2008 — Liturgical Calendar
 

Day Date Celebration Rank
Tuesday 1 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Oliver Plunket, bishop, martyr (in England)
Wednesday 2 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 3 St Thomas, apostle feast
Friday 4 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Elizabeth of Portugal
Saturday 5 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Anthony Zaccaria, priest
Sunday 6 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week II
Monday 7 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Tuesday 8 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Wednesday 9 Weekday of Ordinary Time or Ss Augustine Zhao Rong, priest and his companions, martyrs
Thursday 10 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 11 St Benedict, abbot, patron of Europe feast (in Europe)
Saturday 12 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St John Jones, priest, martyr (in Wales)
Sunday 13 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week III
Monday 14 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Camillus de Lellis, priest
Tuesday 15 St Bonaventure, bishop, doctor of the Church memorial
Wednesday 16 Weekday of Ordinary Time or Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Thursday 17 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 18 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Saturday 19 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Sunday 20 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week IV
Monday 21 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, doctor of the Church
Tuesday 22 St Mary Magdalene memorial
Wednesday 23 St Bridget, religious, patron of Europe; Ss Philip Evans and John Lloyd, priests and martyrs (opt. mem. in Wales) feast (in Europe)
Thursday 24 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Sharbel Makhluf, priest
Friday 25 St James, apostle feast
Saturday 26 Ss Joachim and Ann, parents of Mary memorial
Sunday 27 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week I
Monday 28 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Tuesday 29 St Martha memorial
Wednesday 30 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Peter Chrysologus, bishop, doctor of the Church
Thursday 31 St Ignatius of Loyola, priest memorial
 
August 2008 - Liturgical Calendar
 
Day Date Celebration Rank
Friday 1 St Alphonsus Liguori, bishop, doctor of the Church memorial
Saturday 2 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop; St Peter Julian Eymard, priest, religious founder
Sunday 3 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week II
Monday 4 St John Vianney, priest memorial
Tuesday 5 Weekday of Ordinary Time or The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Wednesday 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord feast
Thursday 7 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Sixtus II, pope, martyr, and his Companions, martyrs; St Cajetan, priest, religious founder
Friday 8 St Dominic, priest memorial
Saturday 9 St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin, martyr, patron of Europe feast (in Europe)
Sunday 10 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week III
Monday 11 St Clare, virgin, memorial
Tuesday 12 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Jane Frances de Chantal
Wednesday 13 Weekday of Ordinary Time or Ss Pontian, pope, and Hippolytus, priest, martyrs
Thursday 14 St Maximilian Maria Kolbe, priest, martyr memorial
Friday 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary solemnity
Saturday 16 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Stephen of Hungary
Sunday 17 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week IV
Monday 18 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Tuesday 19 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St John Eudes, priest
Wednesday 20 St Bernard, abbot, doctor of the Church memorial
Thursday 21 St Pius X, pope memorial
Friday 22 The Queenship of the Virgin Mary memorial
Saturday 23 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Rose of Lima, virgin
Sunday 24 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time Week I
Monday 25 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Louis; St Joseph Calasanz, priest
Tuesday 26 Weekday of Ordinary Time or B. Dominic of the Mother of God Barberi, priest (in England); St David Lewis, priest, martyr (in Wales)
Wednesday 27 St Monica memorial
Thursday 28 St Augustine, bishop, doctor of the Church memorial
Friday 29 The Beheading of St John the Baptist, martyr memorial
Saturday 30 Weekday of Ordinary Time or Ss Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line and Margaret Ward, martyrs (in England)
Sunday 31 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Week II
 
September 2008 - Liturgical Calendar
 
Day Date Celebration Rank
Monday 1 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Tuesday 2 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Wednesday 3 St Gregory the Great, pope, doctor of the Church memorial
Thursday 4 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Cuthbert, bishop (in England)
Friday 5 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Saturday 6 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Sunday 7 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Week III
Monday 8 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary feast
Tuesday 9 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Peter Claver, priest
Wednesday 10 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 11 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Deiniol, bishop (in Wales)
Friday 12 Weekday of Ordinary Time or Most Holy Name of Mary
Saturday 13 St John Chrysostom, bishop, doctor of the Church memorial
Sunday 14 The Triumph of the Holy Cross feast
Week IV
Monday 15 Our Lady of Sorrows (week 24) memorial
Tuesday 16 Ss Cornelius, pope, and Cyprian, bishop, martyrs memorial
Wednesday 17 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Robert Bellarmine, bishop, doctor of the Church
Thursday 18 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 19 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Januarius, bishop, martyr; St Theodore of Canterbury, bishop (in England)
Saturday 20 Ss Andrew Kim Taegon, priest, martyr, Paul Chong Hasang, catechist, martyr, and their Companions, martyrs memorial
Sunday 21 25th Sunday of Ordinary Week I
Monday 22 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Tuesday 23 St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) memorial
Wednesday 24 Our Lady of Walsingham (in England) memorial
Thursday 25 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 26 Weekday of Ordinary Time or Ss Cosmas and Damian, martyrs
Saturday 27 St Vincent de Paul, priest memorial
Sunday 28 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week II
Monday 29 Ss Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels feast
Tuesday 30 St Jerome, priest, doctor of the Church memorial
 
October 2008 — Liturgical Calendar
 
Day Date Celebration Rank
Wednesday 1 St Teresa of the Child Jesus, virgin, doctor of the Church memorial
Thursday 2 The Guardian Angels memorial
Friday 3 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Saturday 4 St Francis of Assisi memorial
Sunday 5 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week III
Monday 6 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Bruno, priest
Tuesday 7 Our Lady of the Rosary memorial
Wednesday 8 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 9 Weekday of Ordinary Time or Ss Denis, bishop, and his Companions, martyrs; St John Leonardi, priest
Friday 10 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Paulinus of York, bishop (in England)
Saturday 11 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Sunday 12 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week IV
Monday 13 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Edward the Confessor (in England)
Tuesday 14 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Callistus I, pope, martyr
Wednesday 15 St Teresa of Avila, virgin, doctor of the Church memorial
Thursday 16 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Hedwig, religious; St Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin; St Richard Gwyn, schoolmaster, martyr (in Wales)
Friday 17 St Ignatius of Antioch, bishop, martyr memorial
Saturday 18 St Luke, evangelist feast
Sunday 19 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week I
Monday 20 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Tuesday 21 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Wednesday 22 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 23 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St John of Capistrano, priest
Friday 24 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Anthony Claret, bishop
Saturday 25 Weekday of Ordinary Time (in England); The Six Welsh Martyrs and their Companions (in Wales) feast
Sunday 26 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time Week II
Monday 27 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Tuesday 28 Ss Simon and Jude, apostles feast
Wednesday 29 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 30 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 31 Weekday of Ordinary Time
 
November 2008 - Liturgical Calendar
 
Day Date Celebration Rank
Saturday 1 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Sunday 2 All Saints solemnity
Week III
Monday 3 The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
Tuesday 4 St Charles Borromeo, bishop (31) memorial
Wednesday 5 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 6 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Illtud, abbot (in Wales)
Friday 7 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Willibrord, bishop
Saturday 8 Weekday of Ordinary Time (in England); All Saints of Wales (in Wales) feast
Sunday 9 The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica feast
Week IV
Monday 10 St Leo the Great, pope, doctor of the Church (32) memorial
Tuesday 11 St Martin of Tours, bishop memorial
Wednesday 12 St Josaphat, bishop, martyr memorial
Thursday 13 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 14 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Dyfrig, bishop (in Wales)
Saturday 15 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Albert the Great, bishop, doctor of the Church
Sunday 16 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Week I
Monday 17 St Elizabeth of Hungary, married woman, religious (memorial in Wales); St Hilda, abbess (in England); St Hugh of Lincoln, bishop (in England)
Tuesday 18 Weekday of Ordinary Time or The Dedication of the Basilicas of the Ss Peter and Paul, apostles
Wednesday 19 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 20 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 21 The Presentation of the Virgin Mary memorial
Saturday 22 St Cecilia, virgin, martyr memorial
Sunday 23 Christ the King feast
Week II
Monday 24 Ss Andrew Dung-Lac, priest, and his Companions, martyrs (34) memorial
Tuesday 25 Weekday of Ordinary Time or St Catherine of Alexandria
Wednesday 26 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Thursday 27 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Friday 28 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Saturday 29 Weekday of Ordinary Time
Sunday 30 1st Sunday of Advent Week I
 
December 2008 - Liturgical Calendar
 
Day Date Celebration Rank
Monday 1 Weekday of Advent
Tuesday 2 Weekday of Advent
Wednesday 3 St Francis Xavier, priest memorial
Thursday 4 Weekday of Advent, St John Damascene, priest, doctor of the Church
Friday 5 Weekday of Advent
Saturday 6 Weekday of Advent, St Nicholas, bishop
Sunday 7 2nd Sunday of Advent Week II
Monday 8 The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary solemnity
Tuesday 9 Weekday of Advent, St John Diego Cuahtlatoatzin
Wednesday 10 Weekday of Advent, St John Roberts, priest, martyr (in Wales)
Thursday 11 Weekday of Advent, St Damasus I, pope
Friday 12 Weekday of Advent, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Saturday 13 St Lucy, virgin, martyr memorial
Sunday 14 3rd Sunday of Advent week III
Monday 15 Weekday of Advent
Tuesday 16 Weekday of Advent
Wednesday 17 Weekday of Advent
Thursday 18 Weekday of Advent
Friday 19 Weekday of Advent
Saturday 20 Weekday of Advent
Sunday 21 4th Sunday of Advent Week IV
Monday 22 Weekday of Advent
Tuesday 23 Weekday of Advent, St John of Kanty, priest
Wednesday 24 Weekday of Advent
Thursday 25 The Nativity of the Lord solemnity
Friday 26 St Stephen, first martyr feast
Saturday 27 St John, apostle, evangelist feast
Sunday 28 The Holy Family feast
Monday 29 5th day of Christmas Octave, St Thomas Becket, bishop, martyr
Tuesday 30 6th day of Christmas Octave
Wednesday 31 7th day of Christmas Octave, St Sylvester I, pope

 

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